the first morphotype is the syncytium, defined as one
cytoplasm containing many nuclei. This morphotype is not
very frequently observed in yeasts. Yeast species able to
form hyphal syncytia (true septate hyphae), also called
filaments, are for example represented by the strictly
hyphal speciesAshbya gossypiifrom the genus Eremothecium. In hyphae of A. gossypii, the replicative cycle of
individual nuclei is truly uncoupled from cell growth and
the processes in the cytoplasm. In fact, each nucleus is able
to follow its own replicative cycle, irrespective of the
replicative stage of neighboring nuclei [1]. This nuclear
autonomy raises a number of interesting questions in
terms of the molecular control mechanisms of nuclear
division